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Originally Posted by flyingwombat
The USAAC/AAF designated all fighters as "Pursuit", e.g. P-6, P40, P-51. Even the official terms was "pursuit." I'm not sure if there was an "official" change by the AAF bureaucracy. I do know that after the USAF was formed "P" for Pursuit became "F" for Fighter.
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There has been a collapse in types of tactical aircraft post-war. Look at the retirement of "Interceptors" in favor of general purpose "strike fighters" since the 1970s.
F-22 => F/A-22 => F-22